Pretium Resources Inc. (TSX,NYSE:PVG) has closed on the previously announced $480 million debt facility to refinance its existing construction credit facility.The company has also repurchased 100% of the callable 8% gold and silver stream that was sold as part of the construction financing package for the development of the Brucejack gold-silver mine in British Columbia.Last week, Pretium reported...Read More
Pretium Resources Inc. (TSX,NYSE:PVG) has closed on the previously announced $480 million debt facility to refinance its existing construction credit facility.The company has also repurchased 100% of the callable 8% gold and silver stream that was sold as part of the construction financing package for the development of the Brucejack gold-silver mine in British Columbia.Last week, Pretium reported...Read More
FedEx's worries of a global economic slowdown is spooking some investorsStocks have erased their earlier gains after the Fed decided to raise interest rates, and signaled support for "further gradual increases." In the meantime, traders are monitoring a huge post-earnings pullback from delivery giant FedEx Corporation (NYSE:FDX), new legislation sinking prison stock CoreCivic, Inc. (NYSE:CXW), and...Read More
The regenerative tissue specialist inked a deal with a major healthcare providerOptions volume is accelerated on PolarityTE Inc (NASDAQ:PTE) this afternoon, as the healthcare stock looks to snap its three day losing streak. Nearly 1,715 options are on the tape -- four times the average intraday amount -- with PTE shares up 8% at $14.52. The upside comes following news the regenerative tissue speci...Read More
WATERLOO, Ont. - Zhongwei Chen, a chemical engineering professor at the University of Waterloo, and teams from universities in China have created a powder that could trap twice the amount of carbon dioxide than conventional materials.Once the powder is saturated with carbon dioxide, it can be transported to underground storage sites, thus keeping the gas out of the atmosphere.The new material is a...Read More
WATERLOO, Ont. - Zhongwei Chen, a chemical engineering professor at the University of Waterloo, and teams from universities in China have created a powder that could trap twice the amount of carbon dioxide than conventional materials.Once the powder is saturated with carbon dioxide, it can be transported to underground storage sites, thus keeping the gas out of the atmosphere.The new material is a...Read More
ONTARIO - Toronto-based North American Palladium has signed a major mine development contract with Redpath Canada of North Bay, Ont. Redpath. The expansion will double the capacity of the mine and mill to 12,000 t/d from 6,000 t/d. The project is 85 km northwest of Thunder Bay.The contractor will conduct underground development for a major expansion at the Lac des Iles palladium mine. To access or...Read More
ONTARIO - Toronto-based North American Palladium has signed a major mine development contract with Redpath Canada of North Bay, Ont. Redpath. The expansion will double the capacity of the mine and mill to 12,000 t/d from 6,000 t/d. The project is 85 km northwest of Thunder Bay.The contractor will conduct underground development for a major expansion at the Lac des Iles palladium mine. To access or...Read More
One little-known company already has the key to efficient, high-quality, low-cost cannabis production.Cannabis 2.0 is coming.And it's going to be huge. With huge margins and international attention...The cannabis sector is poised to explode. Some analysts are predicting that the industry will reach $500 billion. With stakes that high, only the most efficient and competitive cannabis players will...Read More
SASKATCHEWAN - UEX Corporation has released the maiden resource estimate for its 60% owned Christie Lake uranium joint venture. JCU (Canada) Exploration Co. is the 40% owner of the project located 9 km northeast of and along strike of the McArthur River uranium mine in the Athabasca Basin.The project is still in the early stages, and the drill holes were widely spaced, but the inferred resource is...Read More
Gold prices climbed on Wednesday, holding ground at their highest finish since July, then pulled back in the wake of the Federal Reserve's decision to lift a key interest rate, as had been expected. The Federal Reserve on Wednesday, after gold futures settled, said it decided to hike its target for the federal-funds rate by a quarter point to a range between 2.25% and 2.5%. The central bank also s...Read More
SASKATCHEWAN - UEX Corporation has released the maiden resource estimate for its 60% owned Christie Lake uranium joint venture. JCU (Canada) Exploration Co. is the 40% owner of the project located 9 km northeast of and along strike of the McArthur River uranium mine in the Athabasca Basin.The project is still in the early stages, and the drill holes were widely spaced, but the inferred resource is...Read More
SASKATCHEWAN - UEX Corporation has released the maiden resource estimate for its 60% owned Christie Lake uranium joint venture. JCU (Canada) Exploration Co. is the 40% owner of the project located 9 km northeast of and along strike of the McArthur River uranium mine in the Athabasca Basin.The project is still in the early stages, and the drill holes were widely spaced, but the inferred resource is...Read More
Bloomberg said GE has filed IPO papers for its healthcare unitThe shares of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) are trading up 7.1% today at $7.79, after Bloomberg reported the company has filed confidentially for an initial public offering (IPO) of its healthcare unit. Plus, GE stock was upgraded for the second time in the past week -- with Vertical Research Partners lifting its rating to "buy" --...Read More
Ontario's Government for the People is supporting economic growth in Nipissing with more than $2.3 million in investments through the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund.Today, Vic Fedeli, MPP for Nipissing, announced an investment of more than $2.1 million in four local mining supply and service companies, which will create 46 full-time and two part-time jobs. The investments include: $1.4 million f...Read More
The healthcare concern is pulling textured breast implants from European marketsThe shares of Allergan plc (NYSE:AGN) are getting crushed today, after the company pulled its textured breast implants from the market in Europe. Late yesterday, France's regulatory body issued a recall request for the implants, saying they've been linked to a rare type of cancer. There is no evidence that women who ha...Read More
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MELBOURNE - Australia's Kidman Resources has signed a preliminary deal to supply lithium hydroxide to LG Chem Ltd of South Korea, Kidman said on Wednesday, as suppliers to the electric vehicle industry rush to secure raw materials for a boom in demand.Kidman will supply 12,000 tonnes of lithium hydroxide a year to the diversified chemicals company for 10 years A final deal is expected by July 31,...Read More
In response to a written request by Greg Rickford, Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines, the Canadian Competition Bureau will examine retail gasoline prices in northwestern Ontario.On November 30, Minister Rickford drew the Bureau's attention to evidence that gasoline prices in northwestern Ontario did not decrease as they did in the rest of Ontario when the cap-and-trade carbon tax...Read More
The retailer will report earnings after tomorrow's closeIt's been a volatile stretch for Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) stock, per its 60-day historical volatility of 30.4% -- in the 100th annual percentile. The options market is expecting even more volatility for NKE shares after the athletic apparel retailer reports earnings after the market closes tomorrow, Dec. 20.Specifically, Trade-Alert places the imp...Read More